#281235#281235

#281235 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.011; OKLCH L 23.3% C 0.069 H 311.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#281235
RGB	rgb(40, 18, 53)
HSL	hsl(278, 49%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(278, 66%, 21%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.5%, 66%, 0%, 79.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(10.11, 19.07, -18.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(10.11, 26.60, 315.79°)
OKLab	oklab(23.32% 0.0455 -0.052)
OKLCH	oklch(23.32% 0.069 311.2)
XYZ	xyz(1.7339, 1.1408, 3.4963)
Luminance	0.0114 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#281235 #1F3512

analogous

#171235 #281235 #351231

triadic

#281235 #352812 #123528

tetradic

#281235 #351712 #1F3512 #123135

square

#281235 #351712 #1F3512 #123135

split-complementary

#281235 #313512 #123517

monochromatic

#110817 #110817 #281235 #4A2263 #6D3190

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.10

#281235 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.23

#281235 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #281235

17.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##281235	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##281235	1.00	17.10	1.23	17.10
#FFFFFF	17.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#081B36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0F1C34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#261821

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1C1C1C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #281235;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 18, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(23.3% 0.069 311.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#63516c',
    500: '#281235',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #281235;
$custom-light: #63516c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#281235",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.714,
    "s": 49.296,
    "l": 13.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.23317,
    "c": 0.06912,
    "h": 311.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.01141
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#281235

secondary

#4A6D35

accent

#D94F82

background

#F6F4F6

surface

#EBE7EB

border

#C6C3C6

text

#050207

muted

#7A787A

Preview Lab

Preview with #281235

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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